HL Deb 02 April 1996 vol 571 c34WA
Viscount Addison

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they plan to implement the European Union Common Visa List.

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Blatch)

We have today laid a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules which implements the European Union Common Visa List. With effect from 4th April, nationals of Bahrain, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Guyana, Kuwait, the Maldives, Mauritius, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Qatar, Surinam, United Arab Emirates and Zambia will require visas to visit the United Kingdom in addition to those countries of whose nationals visas are currently required.